Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
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Chapter 36, Problem 8TY
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Tracheae are the air-filled tube, present in the insects, and some vertebrates to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. It opens outside of the abdomen area through small holes called spiracles.
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